jools&jim Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Looks like it's been quite a few years since the heir apparent to Kirby's Kosmic Krown @ Marvel got his due here, so away we go... I'll kick things off with scans of my copies of the original "Thanos Saga" (which, frankly, wasn't terribly "original" at all, given that it was HEAVILY influenced by Kirby's "Fourth World" titles for DC...but who's keeping score? I mean, if you're gonna steal, steal from the best! ) But no matter how you slice it, it's great stuff, and it really blew our minds when my buddies and I were middle-schoolers back in the '70s... (FULL DISCLOSURE: All of these copies are still in my possession except for the two late '70s annuals...) =============================================================== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviehuv66 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Great selection of Starlin books! Let me add my Iron Man # 55! Edited February 25, 2017 by Steviehuv66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grib Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Master of Kung Fu, nuff said. Steviehuv66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools&jim Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 More!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 After the sagas you left us the odds and ends. But that's cool too, here are some: Steviehuv66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Didn't work the first time, tried again. Sorry for the duplicate, didn't see the SME 16 already posted - and my SME 15 is too deeply buried at the moment for a scan. So instead here's his follow up to the Drax and Thanos intro: Edited February 25, 2017 by grebal Steviehuv66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grib Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Al Milgrom's inks changed Jim's style a lot but you can still see his motions and flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 About time for this thread. Stalin was brilliant and the Marvel Cosmic Universe is his baby and genius. Yes, he did take ideas freely from Kirby's World but he expanded and took it in directions Kirby could not. In the process he improved Captain Marvel and Warlock and create the force that is Thanos. I am re-reading the entire Starlin Warlock and Cap Marvel run and it is awesome. Steviehuv66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) Amazingly, while poking about I came across a list of the TOP 100 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK ARTISTS that omitted any mention of Jim Starlin. http://www.acomics.com/best10.htm Edited February 26, 2017 by grebal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 5 hours ago, grebal said: Amazingly, while poking about I came across a list of the TOP 100 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK ARTISTS that omitted any mention of Jim Starlin. http://www.acomics.com/best10.htm The list isn't at all bad towards the top end, but further down there are a few debatable, quite polarising choices. It's always going to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP_Gresham Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 6 hours ago, grebal said: Amazingly, while poking about I came across a list of the TOP 100 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK ARTISTS that omitted any mention of Jim Starlin. http://www.acomics.com/best10.htm Based on the details about Frazetta , this is a list based on volume. Few would rank Frazetta that low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That er, "list" is subject to, uh, review . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grib Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Crazy who was on it, I like most but how can you really pick 100 favorite artist and some classic artist from the start of comics are not listed like Hal Forester! Maybe because he did strips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grib Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Now back to looking at Jim's art! Any body have a book to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/25/2017 at 9:02 PM, Bronx said: I am re-reading the entire Starlin Warlock and Cap Marvel run and it is awesome It's just awesome in it's scope and execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) On 2/25/2017 at 9:02 PM, Bronx said: About time for this thread. Stalin was brilliant and the Marvel Cosmic Universe is his baby and genius. Yes, he did take ideas freely from Kirby's World but he expanded and took it in directions Kirby could not. In the process he improved Captain Marvel and Warlock and create the force that is Thanos. I am re-reading the entire Kirby's World and it is awesome. +1 Starlin improved upon Kirby's World. It is like someone taking a Ford Model T car and turning it into a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO car. Just read Kirby's World which was good,but Starlin took those concepts even farther with his Thanos Saga. I wonder what Kirby thoughts were on this? Knowing the King he must have been impressed with Jim Starlin and passing the torch to him. Edited March 2, 2017 by ComicConnoisseur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I always liked Starlins rendition of the Hulk. Grib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 22 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: +1 Starlin improved upon Kirby's World. It is like someone taking a Ford Model T car and turning it into a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO car. Just read Kirby's World which was good,but Starlin took those concepts even farther with his Thanos Saga. I wonder what Kirby thoughts were on this? Knowing the King he must have been impressed with Jim Starlin and passing the torch to him. I don't really think that Starlin took much from the Fourth World other than referencing some characters such as Metron, Darkseid and Highfather / Izaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I posted this in bronze horror already, but fits here too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
